Algeria / 06 Béjaïa
Béjaïa
Population
912,577
RGPH 2008 · ONS
Wilaya number
06
Area
≈ 3,240 km²
282 people per km²
Municipalities
52
Phone code
+213 34
034 from inside Algeria
Time zone
UTC+1
no summer time
About Béjaïa
The wilaya of Béjaïa lies on the Mediterranean coast of Algeria, and the Soummam valley crosses it. Its capital, Béjaïa, stands at the mouth of the Soummam on the Gulf of Béjaïa and is a market town for the Kabylie area. In Kabyle the town is called Bgayet, and under Rome it was called Saldae. It is wilaya number 6 and has 52 communes in 19 dairas, or districts. It had 912,577 inhabitants at the 2008 census (ONS).
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